Thanks for the quick reply. I live in a rural area, and as long as I have a signal the GPS works great. However, when I am out of touch, so to speak, in the backcountry, I cannot get a GPS reading for my location.

I believe the problem the OP is having though is Google Maps needs a cellular signal to download the maps info to display.

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That's what it sounds like. It seems like the OP doesn't realize that GPS is GPS. However, a GPS app may require data for maps and so on. The GPS receiver and the app are 2 separate entities even though many people seem to lump them all together. The GPS receiver only needs line of sight to the GPS satellites. All it does is provide your location (latitude and longitude). Everything else is supplied by the GPS app.

Try another GPS app. For car nav with locally stored maps you can try Copilot Live or a similar GPS app. For other GPS usage such as backcountry hiking, geocaching or tracking a different app may be better suited. The OP isn't very clear regarding intended use.